My Name is Loh Kiwan

Survival becomes a daily battle when hope is the only thing left to hold onto. My Name Is Loh Kiwan tells a deeply emotional story about loss, resilience, and the unexpected power of human connection.

After a dangerous escape from North Korea, Loh Kiwan arrives in Brussels carrying nothing but his mother’s final wish — to find a place where he can truly belong. But freedom proves harsher than he imagined. Alone in a foreign country, unable to speak the language and trapped in a complex refugee system, Kiwan struggles to survive on the cold streets while desperately seeking legal recognition and a chance at a new life. Every day tests his endurance, pushing him to the edge of despair.

His lonely journey takes an unexpected turn when he meets Marie, a former Belgian shooting athlete whose life has quietly fallen apart. Haunted by personal loss and emotional scars, Marie drifts through life with little purpose, masking her pain behind reckless choices. Their first meeting is tense and uneasy, yet something unspoken connects them — a shared understanding of what it means to feel lost in the world.

As their paths continue to cross, suspicion slowly turns into empathy. Through small moments of kindness and honesty, Kiwan and Marie begin to heal wounds neither thought could mend. Together, they confront their pasts while searching for meaning in an unfamiliar present.

Set against the stark backdrop of Brussels, the film explores the harsh realities of displacement, identity, and emotional survival. My Name Is Loh Kiwan is ultimately a story about two broken souls discovering that even in the darkest circumstances, companionship can restore hope and give life a new direction.